{"repo":"CLSherrod/OBTF","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/CLSherrod/OBTF","clone":"git clone https://github.com/CLSherrod/OBTF.git","description":"One Big Text File (OBTF) Journal in Markdown","language":null,"stars":27,"topics":["pkm","markdown","journaling","lifelogging","long-term-thinking","low-friction","minimalism","note-taking","personal-knowledge-management","plain-text"],"license":"GPL-3.0","category":"productivity","readme_excerpt":"OBTF — One Big Text File Journal A minimalist plain-text journaling system for long-term thinking, pattern recognition, and honest self-study. OBTF (One Big Text File) is a journaling and personal knowledge practice built around a single idea: Keep your life in one chronological text file. No apps. No databases. No dashboards. No optimization theater. Just continuity. --- What Is OBTF? OBTF is a plain-text journaling method where everything goes into one long file, written in chronological order. It is used to record: - daily life events - work and creative output - health and energy signals - travel and environment - money and logistics - ideas, insights, and questions - moments of clarity, fatigue, or change Nothing is filtered at the point of capture. Meaning is extracted later—if at all. --- Why One Big Text File? Most note-taking and PKM systems fragment life into folders, tags, and databases. OBTF does the opposite. A single file preserves: - context - cause and effect - rhythm - recovery - long-term patterns Memory works through repetition and proximity. OBTF respects that. --- Who This Is For OBTF is especially useful if you: - prefer plain text over apps - think in long arcs instead of daily goals - care about energy, health, and attention - dislike rigid productivity systems - want fewer tools, not more - value truth over optimization If you’re looking for a task manager, habit tracker, or productivity app, this is not it. --- File Format OBTF works in: - .txt - .md","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/CLSherrod","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/CLSherrod/OBTF/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}